RE: Ford's new Active Drive Assist targets Tesla Autopilot and GM's Super Cruise18 Jun 2020 16:25
Some bloody good write ups popping up....
An augmented version of Ford's current Active Drive Assist system, Co-Pilot360 will be useable on over 100,000 miles of divided highways across the United States and Canada come Q3 2021. Ford owners will be afforded these hands-free driving privileges by a suite of cameras and radar sensors proven by 650,000 miles of on-road testing, and a driver-monitoring camera, which watches the operator's eyes and head to ensure they remain attentive of road conditions. Five-star Euro NCAP safety ratings will soon require systems such as these, making them one of vehicular safety's next big frontiers.
By contrast, Tesla's Autopilot remains illegal to operate without hands on the steering wheel; Tesla's website states that the system is "intended for use with a fully attentive driver, who has their hands on the wheel and is prepared to take over at any moment." While the difference between hands-on and hands-off assists may sound like semantics, Tesla owners' eagerness to "hack" their cars' Autopilot systems into working without hands on the wheel demonstrates the feature's importance to technophilic car buyers.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/34184/fords-answer-to-autopilot-and-super-cruise-is-co-pilot360-on-the-mustang-mach-e